The Jalopy JournalDick Stevens's Recent Activity
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Dick Stevens liked osage orange's post in the thread Technical What are you working on?.
Too cold to work in the garage, but the dang daily driver's fuel pump went out over Christmas, parked outside in the trees along the...
Jan 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM -
Dick Stevens liked Mike Miller's post in the thread Technical What are you working on?.
Finished up the windshield install and the fire suppression[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] system.
Jan 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Dick Stevens liked squirrel's post in the thread Hydroboost brakes.
then everything could leak! What could possibly go wrong? :) (we had a Citroën when I was a kid)
Jan 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM -
Dick Stevens liked J.Ukrop's post in the thread Projects Building My First Roadster in San Francisco.
Thanks for the support, everyone! I managed to make a little bit of progress today out in the garage. [ATTACH] Oh, and the driveway too....
Jan 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Dick Stevens liked squirrel's post in the thread Checker cab.
yeah, always something! This Checker is a pretty easy project, so far.... Got the defroster duct repaired, and installed. This...
Jan 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Dick Stevens liked Ebbsspeed's post in the thread Trip to Texas and total memory loss.
I guess this is where this story belongs, because it is partially about a failed wheel bearing on an O/T vehicle. The past few years my...
Jan 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Dick Stevens liked pprather's post in the thread Trip to Texas and total memory loss.
Wow! Glad to hear you are doing better after this scary event.
Jan 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM -
Dick Stevens liked squirrel's post in the thread Checker cab.
I was planning on just not breaking the plastic part, and adding a new top piece made from...something...like foam posterboard? or similar.
Jan 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM -
Dick Stevens liked squirrel's post in the thread Checker cab.
I've only done it a few times, it definitely wasn't pleasant. Took the car for another little drive today, it worked fine...except the...
Jan 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Dick Stevens liked 57tailgater's post in the thread Projects Building a 57 Chevy Shop Truck.
Thanks for response. I tried the plumber’s torch and it helped but I think I may have been a little too aggressive and I have some oil...
Jan 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM -
Dick Stevens liked anthony myrick's post in the thread Customs Finally starting on the wife’s 56.
Fenton steel blocks [ATTACH] [ATTACH] has these homemade shackles on it [ATTACH] lift? Car need to go down 2-3 more in the back. I’ve...
Jan 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Dick Stevens liked pila38's post in the thread Technical What are you working on?.
Fixed. Cloyes cover was thinner, everything fits like a glove now. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Jan 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Dick Stevens liked wfo guy's post in the thread Hydroboost brakes.
[ATTACH] This was the 1st install on the white 51. The truck had a 4.6 2 valve but the engine bay got full. I used factory lines on...
Jan 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Dick Stevens replied to the thread The "this is just wrong" thread.
It appears that he used Ford before he became a well known big time monster truck racer, then he switched to Chevies and never looked back!
Jan 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM -
Dick Stevens liked saltflats's post in the thread Projects LA HOT RODS Get's A 37 Pontiac.
Plan to profile the frame rails something like this. [ATTACH] I may need to get some shorter springs as these are placing the front of...
Jan 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
